Unions Team Up to Pressure Casinos

By

Kris Maher

Updated March 17, 2009 12:01 am ET

Three of the nation's largest labor unions and the AFL-CIO are teaming up to try to kick-start stalled contract talks with casinos in four states in hopes that reaching a contract will help drive casino unionization across the country.

Officials from the United Auto Workers, the Transport Workers Union and the Service Employees International Union said Monday they are forming the Gaming Workers' Council, with the support of the AFL-CIO.